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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dec•a•pod (dek′ə pod′),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps.
- Invertebratesany dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid.
- Rail Transport(cap.) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and no rear truck. See table under Whyte classification.
adj. - Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the decapods.
- having ten feet or legs.
- Neo-Latin Decapoda name of the order. See deca-, -pod
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: decapod /ˈdɛkəˌpɒd/ n - any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish
- any cephalopod mollusc of the order Decapoda, having a ring of eight short tentacles and two longer ones: includes the squids and cuttlefish
decapodal /dɪˈkæpədəl/, deˈcapodan, deˈcapodous adj |